Michael Chiklis

Born on Aug. 30, 1963 in Lowell, MA, Chiklis was raised to be an entertainer almost from the start. Reared in a musical household, he was accustomed to breaking into song and entertaining his large Greek family by the time he was five years old. Chiklis also developed an impressive array of celebrity impressions - some 100 all told, including Richard Nixon, Marlon Brando and James Cagney. In junior high, a teacher encouraged him to audition for summer stock for the Town & Country Playhouse in Salem, NH. He moved on to the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in his hometown, where Chiklis earned his Equity card from the stage union at just age 13, acting in a production of "Romeo and Juliet." After g... Continue Bio >>